Stephane Aldebert

🧠 Trying hard to unlearn 🌱🤑 Community / DTC / JPGs - 🇫🇷🇮🇳in🇸🇬 -👂👁&👁👂@ EGR Partners

[Bam Azizi @bamazizimesh]

🚨 ⚡  Breaking: I’m proud to share that @meshpay has raised $82 million in Series B funding to build the first truly global #crypto #payments #network – one that makes crypto as easy, seamless, and universal to use as fiat. Most of the investments were closed with PayPal USD (#PYUSD) stablecoin.

This round, led by @paradigm (Charlie Noyes & Matt Huang) with participation from @Consensys , QuantumLight, Yolo Investments, Evolution VC, Hike Ventures, Opportuna and AltaIR Capital, that brings our total funding to over $120 million.

Regulatory clarity is taking shape, institutions are leaning in, and #stablecoins are booming. The industry has gotten everything it could have asked for – and then some. Crypto finally has its shot at mainstream adoption.

The industry is ready, the technology is ready and we believe #Payments are the unlock.

💡 What is Mesh and How it solves the crypto payments challenges?

Mesh is building the #network that connects #wallets, #exchanges, Payment Service Providers (PSPs), and businesses as one cohesive operating system. Users can pay with any asset they hold – BTC, ETH, SOL – while merchants settle in the hashtag#stablecoin of their choice: PYUSD, RLUSD, USDC. It’s seamless, instant, and works everywhere. Just like it should. It’s the foundational infrastructure for a #borderless, open financial system. A system where payments aren’t confined by geography, banking hours, or asset types. One network that works across #TradFi and #crypto.

Our technology already powers payments, deposits, and transfers across 300+ wallets, exchanges, and platforms. We reach over 400 million users in 100+ countries. With this capital, we’re expanding globally to making crypto payments as easy as using a credit card.

Thank you to everyone on the Mesh team and all of our investors and advisors for their brilliance, hard work, and inspiration. This milestone would not have been possible without their continued support and trust in our vision. We look forward to entering this next phase of growth together.

And we are hiring! DM me to build the future together.

#Crypto #Payments #Stablecoins #Fundraise #Mesh

[Turner Novak 🍌🧢 @TurnerNovak]

The TikTok ban has millions of Americans unable to contact their financial advisor

[Stephane Aldebert @StephAldebert]

@nasdaily REITs are! https://t.co/3EulaVsOuy

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

After 10 years and 150 seed investments, I realize we over complicate seed investing.

Find truly amazing people. Truly world class.

Invest in enough of them per fund. 30 plus.

Help where possible but do not get in the way.

Voila. Seed investing. 🚀

[Balaji @balajis]

Singapore is worth emulating.

[Stanley Pignal @spignal]

The French government this week wanted to organise a big conference on working 4 days a week, but then realised Wednesday and Thursday are bank holidays and everyone is taking Friday off.

France in May: you can't even get enough people for a meeting to discuss working less

[Memo Bank @memobank]

⚡Nous sommes fiers de vous présenter le Compte Booster, conçu pour valoriser la trésorerie de toutes les PME.

Le Compte Booster sera accessible à tous nos clients, pour tous les plans, sans négociation, sans frais, et en 1 clic, dès demain.

👉 https://t.co/yeDmre5RnD

[Sahil Lavingia @shl]

If you want to become a billionaire, move to India

[Ali Moiz @ali_moiz]

Auctions are at the heart of all functioning markets, even when it's not obvious.

The first version of "Wall St" in the 1800s was a bunch of people meeting every Thursday at someone's office to run an auction to buy and sell shares.

Let's dive in👇

[Ali Moiz @ali_moiz]

Stonks is now becoming @sandhill_mkts 😎

Same BS content, more serious investing.

Announcing 2 new co-founders @StonkyOli (he's amazing, tech lead) and Sandy the Crane (dubious value, but team player).

Sandy was pitching earlier this week to @m2jr & @ericries 👇

[Stephane Aldebert @StephAldebert]

Secondary made easy. Many tried but failed. Looks like @Stonks_dot_com may well nailing it.

Check out: https://t.co/tolqVOMqgG

[Ali Moiz @ali_moiz]

OK some big news to share for @Stonks_dot_com today.

🙅‍♂️No more demo days

👀Building a "Robinhood for Secondaries". Focused on the best pre-IPO names, called Stonks Private.

Why? Story below👇

[Stephane Aldebert @StephAldebert]

🇮🇳 🚀

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Goldman Sachs says 🇮🇳 India will overtake the 🇺🇸 United States to become the world's second-biggest economy by 2075.

[GEEV @GeevOfficiel]

📣 Geev lève des fonds !

Pour développer Geev et accélérer le réemploi, nous avons décidé d'ouvrir notre capital à notre communauté !

Engagez-vous pour le monde de demain en investissant dès maintenant. 🌱

Plus d'infos ➡️ https://t.co/zG5iVMr7uI

[Ali Moiz @ali_moiz]

We're hosting a couple of in-person demo days for #techweek with @a16z

SF: Generative AI demo day, June 1st
LA: Gaming & Entertainment, June 7th

🔈 Call for startups, applications open now. Judges @andrewchen @m2jr @TimDraper & more

Tag a founder you like, links below 👇

[Chia Jeng Yang @chiajy2000]

What we needed: https://t.co/uIQi55JP7U

[Adam Hardej @ajh3_]

2022 headlines from the Stonks Newsletter!

In March we averaged ~7K unique opens.
In December we'll average ~21K.
+50% open-rate.
~2% click-through-rate avg.
<0.5% unsubscribe avg.

Check out headlines, dates, one-liners, and main images/memes from each one 👇

[Stephane Aldebert @StephAldebert]

@LynAldenContact So where can I long some of those mermaid-bucks?

[Ali Moiz @ali_moiz]

As an investor, don't give advice you can't follow yourself

...but its hard AF to follow your own advice

so basically unless founders really really ask you, don't give advice 🤷‍♂️

[Stephane Aldebert @StephAldebert]

Neil’s ngmi

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

OPINION | "To consider bitcoin to be an important or novel idea is a naturalistic fallacy. Bitcoin is considered important today because some wealthy and self-styled libertarians say it is important," writes Neil Seeman.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin
https://t.co/IG5YqdPuqz

[Matt Turck @mattturck]

Google Translate for venture capitalists, 2021 vs. 2022.